Task Force Suggests Tariff Over Oil Import Quotas
A Cabinet task force urged President Nixon to replace oil import quotas with a tariff of 1.45 dollars per barrel by next January, cutting quotas and aiming to lower domestic oil prices. Nixon delayed action after hearings and talks with other nations. he did adopt moving policy guidance to the Office of Emergency Preparedness.
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Stan Benjamin Washington
Nixon
White House
Task Force Majority
Seinority
Task Force
Task Force Teeport
Tor
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Ask
Canada
Mexico
Defense Department
New England Senators Clash With Nixon Over Oil Policy
Senator McIntyre denounces Nixon Indefinite delay on oil import controls calling it a political ploy. He cites promised decision before winter and warns of aid to GOP candidates in an election year. Massachusetts and Rhode Island lawmakers join a Northeast relief push urging lower heating oil and gasoline prices and expanded imports. Nine of eleven New England senators sign a letter to press for a new petroleum import program and balanced East Coast refining capacity.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington
Thomas J. McIntyre
Dn.h
Nixon
McIntyre
New England
White House
Northeast
Sens. McIntyre
Norris Cotton
Rn.h
Edward W. Brooke
Rmass
Margaret Chase Smith
R-Maine
Abraham Ribicoff
DC Conn
Thomas J. Dodd
Dconn
Winston L. Prouty
RVI
Claiborne Pell
D-R.l
John Q. Pastore
D-R.t
Oil Import, Appeals Board
New York
Proposal Would Triple State Tuition in Massachusetts
A plan to raise Massachusetts resident tuition from 200 to 900 at state colleges, and out of state rates from 600 to 1 500, would take effect over three years. The proposal, submitted by Daniel Cronin Jr., was sent to a study committee amid opposition from board chair Winthrop Dakin. It would generate over 22 million in new revenue and affect 45,227 state students and 3,740 out of state students.
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Boston
Massachusetts
State Board of Higher Education
Daniel J. Cronin, Jr
Concord
Lowell State Technological Institute
Winthrop 5
Dakin
Cronin
Attorney General to Inspect Inquest Report in Kopechne Case
Atty. Gen Robert H. Quinn won court permission to inspect Judge Boyle's inquest report on Mary Jo Kopechne's death in the Kennedy car. Judge Paquet limited access to Quinn alone under court supervision, prompting a request for SJC clarification of who may review the records.
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Boston
Robert H. Quinn
Edgartown
James A. Boyle
Mary Jo Kopechne
Edward M. Kennedy
Wilfred J. Paquet
Suffolk Superior Court
Quinn
Paquet
Suffolk
Edward V. Keating
Supreme Judicial Court
High Court Weighs Curbs on Unruly Courtroom Behavior
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether a judge may eject a defendant or use restraints for disruptive conduct in court. The case ties to the Chicago 7 and William Allen as it tests Sixth Amendment rights and alternatives like seating in a soundproof booth or televising the trial. The ruling could set nationwide standards for managing outbursts and attorney conduct, with impact on parole outcomes for Allen.
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High Court
Washington
Supreme Court
Chicago
William Allen
Allen
Chicago 7
Julius J. Hollman
Bobby G. Seale
Hoffman
Seale
Cook County
John Marshall Harlan
Justice Harlan
Illinois
HH. Reed Harris
U.S. Court of Appeals
William J. Scott
Ilinois
Advanct
Harris
Kim
Labor Leaders Press for Higher Medical Aid and Social Security
Miami Beach AP Labor leaders urged Congress to raise medical care payments for millions near poverty and curb doctor gouging under the federal program. AFL-CIO President Meany called for tighter fee controls and abolition of elderly premium payments, while council pressed for larger Social Security hikes and higher minimum benefits to offset inflation.
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Miami Beach
Congress
Executive Council
The
Big Labor Federation
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Agec
Labor Council
Council
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Inquest
William Baird
Eve
Baird
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IUE
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Pittsfield, Mass
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Berkshires
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Blantyre
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Lenox
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Diner's Club
Carte Beanche Amaericam Express
American Torch Club
S.S. Pierce Liquors
W. Housatonic ST
Home of Better Spirits
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